Avenged Sevenfold - Hail To The King Chords & Tabs

Avenged Sevenfold - Hail to the King
Tuning - Drop Db (Same as Drop C#)
Tabbed by - Aweisti

KEY:
h = Hammer-on
p = Pull-off
/ = Slide up
\ = Slide down
* = Palm mute
+ = Natural harmonic
^ = Raise bar
x = Mute string
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INTRO
Lead Guitar (0:00 - 0:49)

eb|--12p0----14p0----15p0----14p0----14p0------|       |--17p0---17p0---15p0---15p0---14p0-h12--|
Bb|------h12-----h12-----h12-----h12-----12p0--|       |------12-----12-----12-----12---------0-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------| X3    |----------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------| THEN> |----------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|       |----------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|       |----------------------------------------|

Repeated 6X, two for each rhythm guitar change.


INTRO 
Rhythm Guitar (0:16 - 0:49)

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------xx--------------xx------------------|
Ab|-2-4-5-----------2-4-5-----------2-4-5-xx--------2-4-5-xx--------2-4-5-----|
Db|-2-4-5-----------2-4-5-----------2-4-5-xx--------2-4-5-xx--------2-4-5-----|

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------0--------------------------|
Ab|-xx-xx-xx-2-4-5-xx-xx-xx-2-4-5-xx-xx-xx-2-4-5-x-0--------------------------|
Db|-xx-xx-xx-2-4-5-xx-xx-xx-2-4-5-xx-xx-xx-2-4-5-x-0----5-4-0-----------------|


PRE VERSE
Rhythm Guitar (0:49 - 1:05)

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| X2
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-4-5-0-2-2-4-5-0-2-2-4-5-5-0-0-----------------------------------------|
Db|-2-2-4-5-0-2-2-4-5-0-2-2-4-5-5-0-0--5-4-0----------------------------------|


PRE VERSE
Lead Guitar

eb|---------------------------------|       |---------------------------------|
Bb|-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-4-5-4-0-|       |-4-5-4-0-4-5-4-0-4-5-4-0-4-5-4-0-|
Gb|---------------------------------| X3    |---------------------------------| X2
Db|---------------------------------| THEN> |---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|       |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|       |---------------------------------|


VERSE (1:05 - 1:37)
Rhythm Guitar

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------| X2
Db|-2-----------------2-----------------|
Ab|-2-22222222222-5-0-2-222222-0--------|
Db|-2-22222222222-5-0-2-222222-0--5-4-0-|
      ***********       ******

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Db|-2-2-2-2-4--2-2-2-2-4---2-2-2-2-4--2-2-2-2-4---4-4-4-4-7--4-4-4-4-7--------|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-2--0-0-0-0-2-5-0-0-0-0-2--0-0-0-0-2-5-2-2-2-2-5--2-2-2-2-5-7------|
Db|----------------------5----------------------5----------------------7------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------| 
Db|-4-4-4-7--4-4-4-7--------------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-5--2-2-2-5-7------------------|
Db|------------------7------------------|


VERSE
Lead Guitar

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-4-5-4-0-4-5-4-0-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-4-5-4-0-4-5-4-0-5-8-5-0---|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-5-8-5-0-8-10-8-0-8-10-8-0-4-5-4-0-4-5-4-0-4-5-4-0-------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| X2
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|-10-13-10-0-10-13-10-0-10-13-10-0-8-10-8-0---|
Gb|---------------------------------------------| X4
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|-12-15-12-0-12-15-12-0-12-15-12-0-10-12-10-0-|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|


CHORUS (1:37 - 1:54)
Rhythm Guitar

eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------| X2
Db|----------------------5-5-5-2-5-7-7----------|
Ab|-2-2-2-0-2-0-0--------3-3-3-0-3-5-5----------|
Db|-2-2-2-0-2-0-0--5-4-0---------------5-4-0----|


CHORUS
Guitar 1 harmony

eb|-7---5-7-5~-------------7---5-7-5~-----------|
Bb|---8----------------------8------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------| X2
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 harmony

eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|-8-5-7-8-7~-------------8-5-7-8-7~-----------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------| 
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|


POST CHORUS (1:54 - 2:02)
Rhythm Guitar (Same as intro with different lead)

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/avenged_sevenfold/hail_to_the_king_tab_ver_10.html ]
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------| 
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-4-5-xx-xx-xx-2-4-5-x-0--------------------|
Db|-2-4-5-xx-xx-xx-2-4-5-x-0---5-4-0------------|

Lead Guitar

eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|-5-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-0-0-------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------| X3 
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|


Repeat VERSE
Repeat CHORUS 
Repeat POST CHORUS


GUITAR SOLO (2:59 - 3:48)
Guitar1

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-7-10-7-0-7-10-7-0-4-7-4-0-4-7-4-0---------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| X2
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-10-13-10-0-10-13-10-0-7-10-7-0-7-10-7-0---|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-8-12-8-0-8-12-8-0-8-12-8-0-7-10-7-0-7-10-7-0-12~~-------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------/13-12~-10~-12-13-10~-12-13-17~~-1717-17~----------|
Gb|---------/11~-9-8~-9-11----------------------------------------------------| 
Db|-/9~-8-9-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


eb|------12-14-----12-14-/19~-17-15------7//19~-20-17-19-20-17-19~------------|
Bb|-/16~-------16~------------------15~---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------12h14h15b17~-14-12-11h13h14p12p11-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------12---------------------------------h15p12p11h12h14p12p11--|
Gb|----------9h11h12----------------------------------------------------------| 
Db|--------9------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-/7h9h10-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------12-17-12------12-15-12------12-14-12------12-14-12-----|
Bb|------------------13--------13--13--------13--13--------13--13--------13---|
Gb|-14p13p11-------14------------14------------14------------14---------------| 
Db|---------h13~--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-14-15-14-12---------------------------------------------------7-12-7------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------7-8------8-7---|
Gb|-------------11h12p11---------------------------------9-8-9-------------9--| 
Db|----------------------14-12----------------------7-8-9-------------------9-|
Ab|----------------------------14\7~----------7-9-10--------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------9h10-8h9---------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------5-8-7-5h7p6------------------------+12--------------------------|
Gb|----------------------7p5p4------------------------------------------------| 
Db|---------------------------7p5p4-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-10-9-7~------------------------7p5p4--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------7b8~----------------0----------------|
                                                Bar Dip      Bar Raise to 2

GUITAR SOLO
Rhythm Guitar

eb|--------------------|    |-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|    |-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------| X2 |----------2222-----------------------------------|
Db|-22222222-0000-4444-|    |-22222222-2222-7777-5555-4444-4------------------|
Ab|-22222222-0000-2222-|    |-22222222-0000-5555-5555-4444-2------------------|
Db|-22222222-0000------|    |-22222222------4444-5555-4444--------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Db|----------44444444-22222222----------44444444----------44444444-4----------|
Ab|-22222222-22222222-00000000-22222222-22222222-22222222-22222222-2--5-4-0---|
Db|-22222222-------------------22222222----------22222222-------------5-4-0---|
    ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********  


eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------9--11---------------| 
Db|----------44444444-22222222----------44444444----------9--11--9--9-12------|
Ab|-22222222-22222222-00000000-22222222-22222222-22222222-7---9--9--7-10------|
Db|-22222222-------------------22222222----------22222222-7------9-------0^2~-|
    ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********  

INTRO/WITH RHYTHM
CHORUS
PRE VERSE ALTERATION

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